Scientific Programme & Abstracts from the International Meeting in Pediatric Endocrinology (IMPE)

impe0096p24 | Bone, Growth Plate and Mineral Metabolism | IMPE2023

Bone Mineral Density (BMD) at Final Height (FH) in Phenylketonuric (PKU) Patients

Enacan Rosa , Gabriela Valle Maria , Cassinelli Hamilton , Chiesa Ana

To describe the BMD at FH of well-controlled PKU patients we retrieved retrospectively, data from 18 compliant moderate/severe patients (7 female), under conventional treatment since diagnosis. Eleven had received sapropterin dihydrochloride (BH4) since puberty, increasing their phenylalanine intake. FH, mid-parental height (MPH), genotype, fractures, and tolerance to phenylalanine intake (tol) before and after BH4 were considered. Total Body (TB) and Lum...